Communication
Science, Art, Politics
METAMIA is a free database of analogy
and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search.
The subject matter can be anything.
Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged.
The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with
the stark literalism of a relational database.
Metamia is like a girdle for your muses,
a cognitive girdle.
MOST ACTIVE
a: glycolysis ~
b: investing-money-to-make-more-money
Writer: Robin Francis Tillman --Date: September 15, 2026
b: investing-money-to-make-more-money
Writer: Robin Francis Tillman --Date: September 15, 2026
a: using-ethanol-for-fuel ~
b: electing-the-dumbest-kid-in-school-as-class-president
Writer: Bill Reinert --Date: September 14, 2026
b: electing-the-dumbest-kid-in-school-as-class-president
Writer: Bill Reinert --Date: September 14, 2026
a: photosynthesis ~
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: September 14, 2026
b: an-infants-trial-and-error
Writer: Julianne Lutz Warren --Date: September 14, 2026
a: the-interaction-of-a-charged-object-and-an-electric-field ~
b: the-sea-lifting-and-dropping-a-ship
Writer: Flip Tanedo --Date: September 7, 2026
b: the-sea-lifting-and-dropping-a-ship
Writer: Flip Tanedo --Date: September 7, 2026
a: swallowing-semen ~
b: cracking-a-raw-egg-in-your-mouth
Writer: Not Stated --Date: September 5, 2026
b: cracking-a-raw-egg-in-your-mouth
Writer: Not Stated --Date: September 5, 2026
a: zener-diode ~
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding
Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: September 3, 2026
b: a-gate-with-a-weak-spring-holding
Writer: Christopher Terry --Date: September 3, 2026
a: western-civilization ~
b: a-form-of-stranded-rope
Writer: Fr. Ted Cosens --Date: September 3, 2026
b: a-form-of-stranded-rope
Writer: Fr. Ted Cosens --Date: September 3, 2026
a: conducting-electron-in-a-metal ~
b: a-racing-dog-fenced-in-a-pasture
Writer: Glenn Elert --Date: September 3, 2026
b: a-racing-dog-fenced-in-a-pasture
Writer: Glenn Elert --Date: September 3, 2026
a: a-human-being-contemplating-magnetism ~
b: a-fish-contemplating-water
Writer: Not Stated --Date: September 3, 2026
b: a-fish-contemplating-water
Writer: Not Stated --Date: September 3, 2026
a: the-interaction-of-a-charged-object-and-an-electric-field ~
b: the-sea-lifting-and-dropping-a-ship
Writer: Flip Tanedo --Date: September 3, 2026
b: the-sea-lifting-and-dropping-a-ship
Writer: Flip Tanedo --Date: September 3, 2026
a: a-black-hole ~
b: smouldering-embers-in-a-dying-fire
Writer: Anonymous Economist --Date: September 3, 2026
b: smouldering-embers-in-a-dying-fire
Writer: Anonymous Economist --Date: September 3, 2026
a: dark-matter ~
b: a-man-in-a-black-tux-and-a-women-in-a
Writer: Not Stated --Date: September 3, 2026
b: a-man-in-a-black-tux-and-a-women-in-a
Writer: Not Stated --Date: September 3, 2026
a: complaining-about-the-crazy-sounding-parts-of-an-analogy ~
b: complaining-about-the-alcohol-in-a-cocktail
Writer: - jack* --Date: September 3, 2026
b: complaining-about-the-alcohol-in-a-cocktail
Writer: - jack* --Date: September 3, 2026
a: predicting-what-will-happen-to-the-stock-market ~
b: predicting-new-england-weather
Writer: Darrell J. Canby --Date: September 3, 2026
b: predicting-new-england-weather
Writer: Darrell J. Canby --Date: September 3, 2026
a: wall-street ~
b: the-auto-industry-in-the-seventies
Writer: Nicole Gelinas --Date: September 3, 2026
b: the-auto-industry-in-the-seventies
Writer: Nicole Gelinas --Date: September 3, 2026
